No personnel in Rapid Metro’s women helpdesks

GURGAON: Claims to make the city safe for women fell flat again on Monday, when the city’s top cop found out that none of the women’s helpdesks at the Rapid Metro stations was manned.

Taking serious note of the glaring security lapse, commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk said he would look into the matter and take necessary action. The matter was brought to his knowledge when he came to inaugurate Rapid Metro’s security awareness week at Sikanderpur station.

“I was not aware that these helpdesks were unmanned. The Gurgaon Police is supposed to man them. I will look into this. More info